1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WORTH COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 356 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 150 155 134 028 Average size of farm .......acres.. 422 410 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 175 225 646 Average per acre .........dollars.. 552 542 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 144 34 038 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 324 305 acres.. 104 935 98 179 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 259 279 acres.. 48 680 47 562 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 045 12 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 642 37 558 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 933 5 451 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 112 6 830 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 40 $100,000 or more .................... 33 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 428 8 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 484 25 560 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 190 Other ............................... 178 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 157 200 days or more ................... 133 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 228 228 number.. 22 198 18 331 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 214 number.. 11 733 9 920 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 10 127 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 229 227 number.. 11 488 9 682 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 46 number.. 4 891 10 702 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 51 number.. 7 158 20 708 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 16 number.. 397 768 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 144 acres.. 11 178 12 892 bushels.. 1 112 084 1 480 693 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 11 acres.. 597 823 tons, green.. 5 843 14 288 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 353 bushels.. (D) 26 973 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 9 acres.. 350 300 bushels.. 11 582 8 280 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 143 163 acres.. 18 942 15 188 bushels.. 686 328 527 449 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 228 226 acres.. 19 213 19 928 tons, dry.. 34 730 39 936 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.